ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Monite Me 9, 2022

ALL THAT IS NECESSARY

‘OKU KAKATO ‘A E ME’A KOTOA PE ‘IA KALAISI

ROMANS 8:1-2

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

ROMANS 8:1

KO ia, ‘i he tu‘u ko eni, ‘oku ‘ikai ha momo‘i fakahalaia ‘o e kakai ‘oku ‘ia Kalaisi Sīsū. He ko e lao ‘a e Laumālie ko e Mo‘ui‘anga, kuo ne fakatau‘atāina koe mei he lao ‘a angahala mo mate, ‘i ho‘o tu‘u ‘ia Kalaisi Sīsū.

 

Sola Fide - Faith Alone - Ko e Tui´ pe    

There [are] two points which should be noted well. On the one side, where there is no Word of God but only the word of man, whoever he be, there is no faith there, but only a dream or an opinion which cannot fail to deceive us. On the other side, faith embraces and appropriates Jesus Christ and all that is in Him, since He has been given to us on the condition of believing in Him (John 17:20-21; Romans 8:9).

There follows one of two things: either all that is necessary for our salvation is not in Jesus Christ, or if all is indeed there, he who has Jesus Christ by faith has everything. Now, to say that all which is necessary for our salvation is not in Jesus Christ is a very horrible blasphemy, for this would only make Him a Saviour in part (Matthew 1:21). There remains therefore the Other part: in having Jesus Christ, by faith, we have in Him all that is required for our salvation (Romans 5:1.)

THEODORE BEZA

‘Oku ‘i ai ha ongo me’a mahu’inga ‘e ua ke tau tokanga ki ai: ‘Uluaki, ko e potu ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i ai ‘a e Folofola ‘a e ‘Otua, ka ko e lau pe ‘a e tangata (‘o tatau ai pe, pe ko hai?) ‘oku ‘ikai ha tui ai, ka ko ha misi pe mo e fakamatala fakaetangata, ‘oku iku pe ki he taki fakahee. Ka ‘i he fa’ahi ‘e tahaa, ‘oku hanga ‘e he tui ‘o puke mai ‘a Kalaisi mo e koloa kotoa ‘oku ‘iate Ia, he kuo foaki mai Ia ma’a kinautolu ‘oku tui kiate Ia (Sione 17:20-21; Loma 8:9).

‘Oku tafe mei heni ‘a e ongo me’a ni: Ka ‘ikai pe ke ma’u kotoa ‘a e fakamo’ui ‘ia Sisu Kalaisi, pe, ‘oku fa’oaki kotoa ‘iate IA, pea ko ia kotoa pe ‘oku ne ma’u Iaa, ‘oku ne ma’u ‘a e me’a kotoa. Pea kapau ‘oku tau pehee ‘oku ‘ikai ma’u ‘ia Sisu ‘a e me’a kotoa fekau’aki mo e fakamo’ui, pea ta ko ha lea fakatupu houhau eni, he ‘e pehee ‘oku fakakonga pe ‘a e tu’unga Fakamo’ui ‘o Sisuu (Matiu 1:21). Ka ‘i he tapa ‘e tahaa; ko hono ma’u ‘o Sisu, ‘i he tui, ‘oku tau ma’u ‘iate Ia ‘a e kanokato ‘o e me’a kotoa pe fekau’aki mo hotau fakamo’ui (Loma 5:1).